Schoolyard politics.
Before I came here today, I was thinking about mentioning how this Axanar thing has become a poisonous industry - dedicated legal blogs serving ads and so forth - surrounding a polluted stream, consuming the swill. I was thinking of invoking the term 'mob mentality.' I thought better of it until I ran into the above post.
Little boys, all.
There are a number of very accurate, highly effective challenges to Axanar's management conduct which are known. These points will be a powerful part of resolving the IP infringement and getting back donors their money if that is at all possible.
Outside of the closed quarters of the studios legal teams, it seems likely those arguments were often first clearly expressed here. This forum has likely had a significant impact on the thinking of the players in this case, both in court and in other discussion venues. Even the high powered legal teams probably have picked up specifics for their case here, unless they really have interns combing through everything ever said or done by Axanar management.
Say what you will about ads being part of the web ecosphere, or critical excesses being part of forums. Simply pointing to them and characterizing the pointed Axanar observations with the same brush misses the real significance of this and other forums that affect the case.
And really, not that I defend "swill" anywhere, but if you are going to characterize it, I personally think you should be inclusive. If you feel "little boys" fits here, then surely "abusive mind manipulating million dollar diverting law defying judge mocking a**" fits Axanar management. I mean, the reaction is surely less than the original conduct. Just look at the small excerpt list of abuses posted by Mr. Peters to his own forum, itemized only a page ago. That stuff is unbelievable, and is not a bar joke.
I don't want the personal jibes here either, but the Spaceballs that is Axanar management surely merits an appreciative cheering on as the humor arises.
